FOREWORD
This report is
one of a series of reports produced as part of a contract designed to
develop precise, detailed human factors design guidelines for Advanced
Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations
(CVO). The contractual effort consists of three phases: analytic, empirical,
and integration. This report is a product of the empirical phase. The
empirical phase will also address topics such as: ATIS function transition,
display channels, multi-modality displays, CVO driver fatigue, display
formats and workload, and head-up displays. Among the analytic topics
discussed in the series are functional description of ATIS/CVO, comparable
systems analysis, task analysis of ATIS/CVO functions, alternate systems
analysis, identification and exploration of driver acceptance, and definition
and prioritization of research studies.
This report documents
a study that was performed to determine how ATIS information, primarily
In-Vehicle Signing and Information Systems (ISIS) and In-Vehicle Safety
Advisory and Warning Systems (IVSAWS), influences driver behavior. The
objective was to develop design guidelines to define the amount and
format of information that can safely be displayed in an ATIS.
Copies of this
report can be obtained through the Research and Technology Report Center,
9701 Philadelphia Court, Unit Q, Lanham, Maryland 20706, telephone:
(301) 577-0818, fax: (301) 577-1421, or the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, telephone:
(703) 605-6000, fax: (703) 605-6900.
Michael F. Trentacoste
Director, Office of Safety
Research and Development
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